{"product_id":"d-day-the-first-72-hours-9781803996929","title":"D-Day: The First 72 Hours","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Allied invasion of occupied France began with the delivery of three airborne and six infantry divisions onto a 60-mile stretch of the Normandy coast.\u003c\/b\u003e Accomplishing this involved over 1,200 transport aircraft, 450 gliders, 325 assorted warships and over 4,000 landing vessels. Operation Overlord, as the invasion was code-named, remains the largest amphibious invasion in history. This books tells the story hour-by-hour as it unfurled on the beaches, as experienced by the Allied troops. \u003ci\u003eD-Day: The First 72 Hours\u003c\/i\u003e covers the initial attacks made by airborne and special forces until the point where all the beachheads were secured.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e History Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/25\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781803996929\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320","brand":"William F. Buckingham","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52107800576181,"sku":"9781803996929","price":24.64,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_5b7103ee-d277-4efd-a5c5-970b5384f2da.jpg?v=1765862416","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/d-day-the-first-72-hours-9781803996929","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}